Variables and Operational Definitions of the Parliamentary Influence Index (IFI): second biennium of the 57th Legislature of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies

The IFI database compiles detailed information on the federal deputies serving during the second biennium of the 57th Legislature of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies. It includes identification variables, personal data, current and previous institutional positions, legislative rapporteurships, and the calculated indicators for the Parliamentary Influence Index (IFI). The main objective is to measure the deputies’ potential political-institutional influence through a numerical index ranging from 0 to 10.